Wheel wrench



T. J. DAVIES WHEEL WRENCH May 7, 1935.

Filed Jan. 22, 1954 INVENTOR I TOM J.DAV|E5.

ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 1935 W 12,000,744 I I WB'ENGHLT I V Tom'J Da vies, New Yo afn. I; meats jaw 22, 1534.510. mm 1 (is: i a f V Q1.,. 'i: I

This invention relates to new andfuseful-imE- provementsin a wheel wrench; .7 c The invention has for an object the, construc- ,tion of an article as mentioned which isiadapted ;to be.enga'ged upon the rim of a wheel and automatically clutch therim so that the .wheel may be turned with: a mechanical advantage'of. an extension or lever. This is particularly intended for the wheels of hand valvesandother wheels which are liable to rust in and stick.

Stillfurthen the invention proposes arrang ing the. wheel wrench withuaistationary U.- shaped jaw adapted to be engaged over-the rim of a wheel, and a movable jaw moun'ted upon one lend:of :the stationary jaw and-arranged so .as to automatically engage the rimof: the wheel when the wrench :is'placed upon the rim.-

" Still further the invention proposes to so arrange the movable jaw that it automatically opens when the spanner is drawn from the rim of thewheel. 5 r v 1 Furthermore as another object of this invention it is proposed to" provide an arrangement whereby the movable jaw is intermediately pivand formed with a beak portion adapted'to move inwards to grip the rim of the wheel -in con- ,wheel wrench constructed 7 according;- to the same inventionr T u 11 is a perspective view of; the movable junction with the other arm. of the U-shaped stationary jaw andalso formed .witha tail portion extending .to the baseof theU-shaped jaw for being moved when the spanner engaged lupon' therrim of the wheel for. moving the movable jaw to. move.'the beak portion into 'grip- I .ping position; J 1 Still further the invention :proposesan arirangement whereby interengaging; elements are arranged upon the'tail portion; of the movable jaw. and one arm of the stationary-jaw for .pre-

between the arms of said U-shape. w c,

Still further an arrangement, is proposed whereby an adjustment may be made'to allow the tail portion of the .movable edge to disengage. from between the arms of the stationary jaw, and an arrangement to permit free moving outoff the movable jawin this disengaged "positions 1 Still further theinventionpropos'es the "construction of an article as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manuff actured and sold at a reasonable cost. g For: further comprehension of the invention,

and of the objects and advantagesthereof, reference will be had to the following bdescription '"In the accompanying drawing tion.

otally mounted on the stationary U-shaped jaw venting the tail portion from.movingout.from

:comp'rises"axstationary U-shap'd: jaw I0 can. a

U -shapedjaw ID. This movablejaw has abak portional 3 extendingto the front of the ndfof and accompanying drawing, to'the appended 'claimsin which the various novel features of the inventionare more particularly set forth. 4

forming a materiaLpart of this disclosure:

1 is aplaniview of'a wheel with a wheel wrenchengaged'thereon according to this inven- Fig. 2 isaiside elevational view of the wrench p r sel;

Fig. ;3, is .anen'd elevational" view of'Fig. 2 seen as thoughflooking in the directionof the line Fig,,4"is a, perspective View of the .movable j aw per i i a 15 Fig}. 5, is 'avsectional view taken onthe line S's- 5 V6 a'fragmentary perspective View of the stationary jaw per se. 7 1 1 Fig. is a" fragmentary side elevational' view siniilar'lto a portion'of Fig.1 2 but illustratinga modification ofthe jinventiona i Fig. 8 is an end elevational'view of: the f Y able jawper se. Y 1: e v. a a

is a side elevational viewwofthe stationary jawy'perisep y Fig'. 10 is a; side elevational viewvoflanother ,J'aw-per se.; a Fig. 12 is a-plan view ofFig. 10. In Fig. l a planview of .a wheel 10 has been illustrated withothewrench shown engaged thereon to bring out that the wrench, is adapted 35 to extend radially and so provide a leveragefor turning thetwheelr The spanneris adapted to engage the rim of the wheel and transmit forces tinctly illustrated in Fig. 1. 4 7 .Thewheel wrench according to. this invention nected with a handle This handle is a'r-j ranged upon the outer side of the bend of the ;U-shaped jaw A- movable jaw l2 is pivotally' mounted upon the end ofoneof the arms of the the of the stationary jaw for movin g in wardsito grip, therim 'of the wheel in' conjunctioni' iwith the other of'the U-shapedstav 1 a: V

turningyas dis j tionary jaw. Furthermore the movable jaw is provided with a tail portion l4 extending to the base of the U-shaped jaw for being moved when the wrench is engaged with the rim of a wheel between the arms of the U-shaped jaw thereof for moving the movable jaw to move the beak portion into the gripping position.

The stationary jaw H3 is of constant width. throughout its compass. The movable jaw I2 is arranged so that the beak portion l3 extends across the end. of, one of the arms of. the U-shaped jaw, and the tail portions thereof extend along both sides of the stationary jaw. This is very clearly illustrated in Figs l and 4.

A means is provided for preventing thetail 14 of the movable jaw from coming out.

portion from between the arms of the U -shaped stationary jaw. This means comprises atransverse element [5 between. the tail elements ,M and.

extending into a groove l6 formed in the base of'the stationary U-shaped jaw. The'lower side of the groove l8 connects with an area 18;

which is concentric with thepivo'tal mounting of the movable jaw. More particularly a pintle rivet l1 extends through an intermediate por tion of the movable jaw and through one of the arms of the U-shaped jaw. The surface I6" is concentric with the axis of the pintle rivet 11. The tip end 18 of the free arm of the stationary jaw, is extended slightly inwards from the concentric surface 16 so as to limit outwardpivoting of the tail portions of the movable jaw.-

The dot and dash lines in Fig. -2 indieate the open position of the movable jaw and the wrench is then adapted to be placed uponthe rim of the wheel-l0. "As'itis moved on to. the rim the tail portions M will be moved inwards to the full line position shown in Fig.;2 wh-ich "claim' as new and desire. to secure by United automatically pivots the movable 'jaw so that the beak portion i3 thereof clamps the rim -of the wheel; The wrenchis then engaged upon the wheel and may now be moved circumferentially to 'turn the wheel.

In Figs. 7-10 inclusive a modified form of the invention has been disclosed wherein provision is made for removing the movable jaw when desired. This is of advantage to replace the movable xjaw after it has worn out, or should it break due to an accident. More particularls the movable jaw is very similar to the construction previously described except for the element I5 extended between'the tail portion thereof which in this case is a removable screw. 7

Furthermore the arm of the stationary U-shaped jaw which supportsjthemovable jaw isformed with a slot ll extended towards the surface Hi". In Fig. 7 the wrench is shown in assembled position. The .dot and dash lines illustrate the other positions of the movable jaw. If desired the :movable'jaw may be removed by first removing the screw 15' so that the tail portions thereof :may be pivoted out from between the .arms of the U-shaped jaw. Then the pintle pin I! :may be moved downwardsout from the opening 11.

The movable jaw may now be reengaged or a new one substituted. H H

, In Figs. 10-12, inclusive anothervariation of the invention has been shown which is substantially identical to that illustrated in Figs.v 1-5.

except for thearrangement of the parts. According to this arrangement the wrench -comprisesa stationary substantially U-shaped jaw 16' connecting with the handle J A .movable jaw 12 is ,pivotally mounted .on the end of one of the arms of the U-shaped jaw anah'asa beak portion l3 extending to the front of the end of the arm for moving inwards to grip the rim of a wheel in conjunction with the other arm ofthe U-shaped jaw.

The movable jaw also has a tail portion l4 extending to thebase of the U-shaped jaw for being moved inwards when the wrench is engaged upon the rim of a wheel for moving the movable jaw to move the beak into the gripping position. The movable jaw I2 is of the same width as the width of the stationary jaw and the arm of the stationary jaw upon which the movabie jaw is mounted is reduced as. clearly illus- 'upon the arm of the stationary jaw. A'portion 2| ofthe movable jaw moves along an arcuate portion 15 upon the inner face ofthe opposed arm of the stationary jaw until it strikes against the portion 18 which stops" further outward .motion. Thus the movable jaw is limited to move from-the dot and dash line position to the full line position.

While I have shown and described? the pre- -ferredenibodiment of my invention, it is to be ."nnderstoodthat I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and. modifications coming within the scope vof'the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I States Letters Patent is:

1. In a wheel wrench, a stationary substantially eel-shaped jaw connected with a. handle, a movable jawpivotally mounted .on the end of one of the arms or" said .U-shaped jaw and having .a ,beak portion extending across and to the .front of the end of said arm for moving inwards to.;grip the rim of a wheel in conjunction with the other :arm of said 'U-shaped jaw and also having :a portion comprising .a pair :of

parallel flngersengaging against the sides :of the first mentioned .arm and connected by .a transverse bar and extending to the 'base of said U-shaped jaw so that the tail portion is moved when the wrenchis engaged with the rim of ,3, wheel between thearms .of the :u-shaped jaw tor moving the movable jaw to .move the :beak portion into gripping position.

A wheel wrench, comprising .a stationary substantially v.LJ-shaped jaw connected :a handle, a movable jaw .pivotally mounted on the .:end of one of the arms of said lJ-shaped jaw and having a beak portion extending to the front of the end of said arm for moving inwardsto grip the rim of a wheel in conjunction with therother armor said til -shaped jaw :and :8)150 having a tail portion extending .to the prising a removable element on said tail portion engaging one ofthe arms of sa'id"U-shaped jaw located in' a slot to limit outward pivoting of the movablevjaw, and the pivotal mounting of said movable jaw opening towards the other jaw. i V

3. A wheel wrench, comprising a stationary substantially. U-shaped jaw connected with a handle, a movable jaw pivotally mounted on the end of one of the arms of said U-shaped jaw and having a beak portion extending to the front of the end of said arm for moving inwards to grip the rim of a wheel in conjunction with the other arm of said U-shaped jaw and also having a tail portion extending to the base of said U-shaped jaw for being moved when the wrench is engaged with the rim of a arms of the U-shaped edge for moving the movwheel between the V able jaw to move the beak portion into gripping element on said tail portion engaging one of the arms of said U-shaped jaw to limit outward pivoting of the movable jaw, and the pivotal mounting of said movable jaw opening towards the other jaw, said removable element comprising a screw.

TOM 'J. DAVIES.

located in a slot 

